Minor in Education

The minor in Education requires 21 semester credit hours and includes required education coursework for students seeking teaching certification for high school or all-level subject areas.

Students must declare a major in a subject area for which teacher certification is available to be eligible for this minor. The minor in Secondary Education is not available with all majors.
See the Academic Advisor in the College of your major for more information.

To satisfy graduation requirements for teacher certification, students must have an Overall GPA of  2.75 or better, as well as grades of “C” or better in all courses within the Major(s), Teaching Field(s), Certification area(s), and/or in the Education Minor.

Education Core:
CI 3325Adolescent Growth and Development for Educators 13
CI 4332Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for Secondary Classrooms 23
Field-Based Block
CI 4370Building Productive Learning Environments in Secondary Schools 3
CI 4372Teaching in Secondary Classrooms3
RDG 3323Teaching Literacies in the Content Areas3
Clinical Teaching
EDST 4681Clinical Teaching 7-12 36
1

Students declared in select majors can apply credit for ARTT 3373, DAN 2365, DAN 3331, ESS 4624, TH 4332, or MU 3340 to satisfy the CI 3325 requirement. For guidance, refer to your Degree Audit and/or contact the Advising Center in the college of your major.

2

Students declared in select majors can apply credit for AG 4311, ARTT 4377, DAN 3330, ESS 4624, TH 4310, or MUSP 3xxx with either MU 3253 or MU 3254 to satisfy the CI 4332 requirement. For guidance, refer to your Degree Audit and/or contact the Advising Center in the college of your major.

3

Students declared in select majors can apply credit for AG 4681, EDST 4380 with EDST 4381, or FCS 4681 to satisfy the EDST 4681 course requirement.  For guidance, refer to your Degree Audit and/or contact the Advising Center in the college of your major.